State drug raids net 21; ties to Mexican crime gangs probed

Salt Lake Tribune
Utah’s SECURE Strike Force arrested 21 people and seized several thousand containers of drugs illegally smuggled in from Mexico to stores in Salt Lake, Utah, Weber, Davis, Tooele and Summit counties. — Assistant Attorney General Jake Taylor said Thursday that agents raided 27 Latino-operated markets at various locations, recovering large quantities of prescription drugs and other medicines, not approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. — Taylor said investigators continue to look into possible links to organized crime organizations south of the border, including infamous Mexican drug cartels, but had not yet confirmed any direct links… Read More